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The use of the military is part of Operation Temperer, which is believed to allow up to 5,000 troops to be deployed in support of the police at major events.

Prime Minister Theresa May said the operation had been authorised by Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon at the request of the police after experts at the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) raised the threat level from “severe” to the highest “critical” setting.